Long Black Veil chords by John Anderson

John Anderson - Long Black Veil



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Ten years ago on a cold dark night
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A man was killed ?neath the town hall light
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There were few at the scene, but they all did agree
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That the man who ran looked a lot like me


The judge said son what is your alibi
If you were somewhere else then you won?t have to die
I spoke not a word though it meant my life
For I?d been in the arms of my best friend?s wife

Chorus
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She walks these hills in a long black veil
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And visits my grave when the night winds wail
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Nobody knows, nobody sees
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Nobody knows but me


The scaffold was high and eternity near
She stood in the crowd and shed not a tear
But sometimes at night when the cold wind blows
In a long black veil she cries over my bones


Chorus
    C           G          C          G
She walks these hills in a long black veil
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And visits my grave when the night winds wail
              C      G
Nobody knows, nobody sees
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